Dump-wagon



J. H. JASPER.

DUMP WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MA R.26,1919.

Patented Jan. 27,1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1 W I TNESS: 1N VEN TOR.

L h.JASPER.

DUMP WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. I919.

Patenfied Jan, 27, .1920.

4 SHEETSSHEET 2.

(Fig.2.

J. H. JASPER. I DUMP WAGON.

- p 919- 1,328,923 Patented Jan. 27,1920..

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3- INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

v J. H. JASPER.

DUMP WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26.1919.

'1 ,328,923, Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

1 By I Wm 16:49 ATTORNEY;

JOSEPH H. JASPER, 0F PHIL ADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DUMP-WAGON.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

Application filed March 26, 1919. Serial No. 285,223.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. JASPER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDump-Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide a dump wagon which will beparticularly well adapted for use for clearing farm land or for anyother purpose where it is desired to load material and in which it isnecessary for the wagon to pass over rough and irregular ground.

Another object is to so construct my im proved wagon that the bodyportion can be easily tilted either into a dumping position or into aposition in which rocks or other heavy material can be loaded.

Another object is to so make my improved wagon that it will includemeans whereby heavy articles can be raised and lowered into the bodyportion without tilting the body portion if occasion demands.

A still further object is to make my invention of a strong and durableconstruction and so that it can be easily and cheaply manufactured.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved wagon in its normal position,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1 drawn on an enlarged scale,

Fig. 3 is a view of similar nature to Fig. 1 showing the body portion ina dumping or tilted position and showing how rocks can be loaded bypulling the same into the lowered end of the body portion,

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the frame stnnture with the body portionand overhead structure removed,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation showing an extreme tilted positionwhich the body portion can attain if it is necessary to increase thetilting angle to a greater extent than that illustrated in Fig. 3,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig.2, and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevation showing a modified form ofmounting for the wagon body and illustrating in full lines the normalposition of dotted lines the tilted position of the body.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, my improved wagon includes a frame8 which is preferably made of metallic tubing or pi e. The frame 8 hastwo crossed portions 9 and 10 which form a support for the body 11adjacent its forward ends. The portion 9 leads from a fitting 12 on oneside of the body portion adjacent its top and extends downwardly andforwardly at an incline, as shown at 13; it then extends under the body11 and then forwardly at a forward incline to form a part 9 of astandard or trestle 14. In-a similar manner the portion 10 has a part 15which is connected to a fitting 16 on the opposite side of the body 11adjacent its top and extends forwardly and downwardly at an angle andcrosses the portion 9 to the opposite side of the body and then extendsupwardly and forwardly at an incline, as shown at 10 to provide aportion of said standard 14 oppositely disposed to the portion 9 Theportions 9 and 10 adjacent their tops are bent toward each other andconnected together at their tops by a bolt 17, said bolt also connectingtogether the tops of two other pipes 18 and 19 which extend downwardlyat oppositely disposed inclines for a. part of their length and thenextend in vertical directions as shown at 20 and 21 respectively. Thelower portions of the pipes 18 and 19 are bent rearwardly at either sideof the body 11 and then extend upwardly at an incline as shown at 22 andare connected to the respective fittings 12 and 16. It will thus be seenthat the pipes 18 and 19 form a part of the frame 8 and that the frame 8includes as an integral part, a part of the standard or trestle 14.

The fittings 12 and 16 form a bearing for the portions 23 and 24 of therear axle 25, said portions 23 and 24 having the rear wheels 26 thereon.The axle 25 includes a depending or underslung yoke 27 which has parts28 which straddle the sides of the body 11 and an underportion 29 whichextends across the bottom of the body 11. Cleats 30 are secured to thebottom of the body 11 and form bearings for the part 29 of the axle 25and serve as a support for the body 11 between its forward and rearends. It will be understood that the part of the body 11 between itsrear axle connection and the front end is of greater weight than saidbody and in l that bevthe beam section 41;

tween the rear end and its connection to the rear axle.

Two parallel beams 31 and 32 are secured to the portions 33 and 34 ofthe pipes 18 and 19, respectively, by bolts 31 (see Fig. 2) and arespaced apart to provide a guideway for the front axle 35. A king bolt 36extends through the beams 31 and 32 and also through the front axle 35.The axle 35 slants downwardly in opposite directions from the portionthrough which the king bolt 36 extends. The extreme outer ends of theaxle 35 are bent upwardly to provide arms 37 to provide bearings for theupper ends of movable sections 38 which directly support the frontwheels 39, the lower ends 40 of said sections 38 are mounted in a beamsection 41 which forms a part of the front axle 35; said beam sectionbeing secured by rivets 42 to the oppositely inclined portions of saidaxle 35. A pivot bolt 43 has a yoked upper end 44 which has eyelets 45spanning the beams 31 and 32 and through which the king bolt 36 passes.The pivot bolt 43 extends through a slot 46 in the beam section 41 andhas nuts 47 thereon for sliding engagement with the lower edge 48 ofsaid edge 48 being curved to permit the pivot bolt 43 to swing on theking bolt 36 as a pivot. The intermediate portion of the pivot bolt 43extends through a hole 47 in a section 48 of a shaft 49, said shaft alsoincluding a section 50 which is pivoted at 51 to the section 48 topermit said section 50 to be raised and lowered. The section 48 of theshaft 49 at portions at opposite sides of the pivot bolt 43 has rods 52and 53 connected thereto. These rods are connected to cross arms 54 onthe sections 38 of the front axle 35.

Thus by turning the shaft 49 on the pivot bolt 43, the axle sections 38will be turned in their bearings and thereby cause the front wheels 39to steer the wagon.

Two parallel bars 55 and 56 extend transversely across the standard 14and are secured to the portions 20 and 21 of the frame pipes 18 and 19.A block 57 is slidably mounted on the bars 55 and 56 and supports asheave pulley 58. The bar 56 has a number of holes 59 therein which arespaced apart and a pin 60 is adapted to be inserted through a hole inthe block 57 and through any of the holes 59 in the bar 56. Thus theblock 57 can he slid along the bars 55 and 56 and secured in position bythe pin 60. The upper end of the block 57 forms a pivot bearing for aboom 61 which has a slot 62 in which is mounted another sheave pulley63'. Another pulley 64 is mounted on the boom 61 adjacent its top and acable 65 passes over the pulleys 58, 63 and 64 and around a block pulley66. After passing around the block pulley 66, the cable is attachedto anarm 67 on the boom 61. An-

other cable 65* has one end attached to the arm 67 and then passes overa guide pulley 68 mounted on the top of the trestle 14.

A windlass 69 includes a winding roller 70 upon which is wound theopposite end of the cable 65*. A handle 71 is attached to the windingroller 70 and a pawl and ratchet 72 and 73 are provided to prevent thewind ing roller 70 from accidentally turning in an opposite directionwhen the cable 65 is" being wound thereon for a purpose hereinafterdescribed.

The block pulley 66, includes a hook 74 which can be attached to theforward end of the body 11 so that by turning the winding roller 70 thebody portion can be tilted. The cable and block pulley can also be arranged, as shown in Fig. 3, and when thus used an auxiliary pulley block75 is provided and will serve for dragging rocks, such for example asthe rock illustrated at 7 6, into the body portion 11. The boom andcable can also be used as a direct hoisting means and since the block 57can be detachably secured at any position Within the lengths of the bars55 and 56, it is possible to swing the boom at various angles tofacilitate loading of the wagon.

It will be further noted that by providing the front axle 35, as abovedescribed, it Will swing on the king bolt 36 between the beams 31 and 32so that any variation or irregularities in the ground will not cause thelateral tilting of the frame and body portion.

In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 7, instead of having theunderslung yoke portion of the rear axle, I provide a straight axle 77and provide two slotted extensions 78 on the frame 79. The body portion80 has trunnions 81 thereon adapted to ride within the slots 82 in theextensions 78 and I preferably make the slots 82 arcuate with a radiusequal to the distance of the point of contact of the rear end of thebody 80 with the ground, such point of contact being shown at 83 whenthe body portion is in a tilted position. Thus the trunnions 81 willsmoothly ride within the slots 82 to permit the body to be released atvarious angles.

The free end 65 of the cable 65 can be pulled by a horse or other powerfor hoisting or loading purposes or for tilting and dumping of the body11.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it willbe understood that the various parts of my invention may be changedwithout departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limitmyself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am atliberty to make such changes and alterations, as fairly come within thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A wagon of the character described including a body portion; a framehaving parts extending upwardly to provide a standard; guiding means onsaid standard; a block slidable on said guiding means whereby the blockcan be moved into various positions; a hoisting boom supported by saidblock; a hoisting cable connected to said boom; and means on saidstandard for mov ing said boom in various angular positions;substantially as described.

2. A wagon of the character described including a body portion; a framehaving parts extending upwardly to provide a standard; a transverselyextending bar on said standard; a block slidable on said bar; means foradjustably securing said block to the bar in various positons thereon; ahoisting boom having its lower end supported on said block; pulleys onsaid boom; a hoisting cable connected to said boom; and means for movingsaid boom into various angular positions; substantially as described.

3. A wagon of the character described in cluding a body portion; a frameincluding members extending longitudinally adjacent the sides of saidbody portion, and other members crossing under the bottom of said bodyportion and then extending upwardly to a position above said bodyportion, the longitudinal members extending beyond said upwardlyextending portions of the first mentioned members and then extendingupward and secured to said first mentioned members to provide astandard; and hoisting means supported by said standard; substantiallyas described.

4. A wagon of the character described including a body portion; a frameincluding members extending longitudinally adjacent the sides of saidbody portion, and other members crossing under the bottom of said bodyportion and then extending upwardly to a position above said bodyportion, the longitudinal members extending beyond said upwardlyextending portions of the first mentioned members and then extendingupward and secured to said first mentioned members to provide astandard; hoisting means supported by said standard; said frameincluding means providing a rear axle bearing; an axle supported in saidbearing; wheels on said axle; a front axle secured to said frame; andwheels on said front axle; substantially as described.

5. A wagon of the character described including a body portion; a frameincluding members extending longitudinally adjacent the sides of saidbody portion and other members crossing under the bottom of said bodyportion and then extending upwardly to a position above said bodyportion, the longitudinal members extending beyond said upwardlyextending portions of the first mentioned members and then extendingupward and secured to said first mentloned members to provide astandard; hoisting means supported by said standard; said frameincluding means providing a rear axle bearing; an axle supported in saidbearing; wheels on said axle; a front axle secured to said frame; wheelson said front axle; and means pivotally connecting said rear axle to thebody portion whereby said body portion can be moved on its pivot into adumping position by connection to said hoisting means; substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. JOSEPH H. JASPER.

Witnesses:

MARY A. INGLAR, CHAS. E. Po'r'rs.

